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We returned after a weekend away to find that most of the snow had melted and the pond was more or less clear.  We saw lots of returning visitors, including the Ring-necked Ducks pictured above, a blue heron who flew above me just after I took this shot, looked down at the pond, and kept […]

Sarah made valentines for everyone — this is mine.  It says “you sparkle” (or, more accurately, “you sprcl,” which sounds a bit like a Czech insult) backwards on the left.

On Saturday we had our neighbors over for dinner.  Sarah and their seven year-old daughter, Juliet, set up a pretend hair salon and spa in the upstairs bathroom.  This was the menu of available hairstyles.  I was offered the one on the lower right.

Alert PondCam™ viewers today will have seen Jen clearing out some space for Sarah to skate on the pond.  She (Sarah) had a fantastic time.  Below you can see Jen hard at work, an image captured from the pondcam, and today’s sunset.  We also had a mysterious visitor – all theories are welcome.

Sarah had a wonderful holiday season.  On the right side of the hearth you can see the empty dishes where Sarah left milk and cookies for Santa, and a bowl of carrots for the reindeer. She also got to do a bit of sledding with her friend Max.

We returned from two weeks away (Thanksgiving) to encounter the first snowfall of the season.  This created opportunities for sledding, snowman-building, and relaxing in front of the fire.  Below, Sarah is showing off her handiwork from Sinterklaas, Rhinebeck’s annual assault on the Establishment Clause.  While there, Sarah entered the teddy bear dress-up contest (with a stuffed […]

It was warm enough on Sunday to be outside without a coat. Sarah is enjoying a post-Halloween Tootsie Pop — they now come in pomegranate! Here is today’s sunset — which unfortunately comes at about 4:00 p.m.

As Dave (who cuts our lawn) says, “Too bad you can’t sell ’em.”

We are away from the farm for Halloween, but here is Sarah in Central Park.